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PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Legatus’ monthly membership magazine picked up an international press award on June 24. At its annual convention, the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada presented Legatus Magazine with an award for advertising design.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Legatus’ monthly membership magazine picked up an international press award on June 24. At its annual convention, the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada presented Legatus Magazine with an award for advertising design.

One of the biggest challenges facing Catholic business leaders is finding moral and ethical support in the corporate world. It can be “lonely at the top” and CEOs and business owners often encounter a sense of isolation.

One of the biggest challenges facing Catholic business leaders is finding moral and ethical support in the corporate world. It can be “lonely at the top” and CEOs and business owners often encounter a sense of isolation.

When Dallas Legates attend Mass celebrated by their chaplain, they know their priest is an educator at heart. A former trustee of his alma mater, the University of Dallas, Monsignor Donald Zimmerman motivates the members of his parish, Christ the King, to help financially strapped Catholic schools: “We’re affluent. If J.R. Ewing were Catholic, he’d be a member of our parish.” The native Texan also enjoys shepherding the Dallas Chapter, whose monthly meetings deepen faith and expand friendships.

Some numbers you want to know. Some you want to forget (like how old you are). Knowing your “healthy” numbers is a great way to establish baselines and determine what you may need to change to maintain optimal health.

Virtually every child who has grown up in a Christian home over the past couple of decades has heard of VeggieTales. Today’s generation of kids will hopefully grow up watching What’s in the Bible, a new 13-DVD series from VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer.

Angels love to visit Br. Jerome’s monastery bakery because it’s the place that smells the most like heaven. But when the abbot asks the brother to open his bakery to the public, the young monk doubts that he can get customers into the shop to try his breads.

At the beginning of his book, Free says he hasn’t written a manual for Christian parenting. I wholeheartedly disagree. He gives Catholic parents a formula for parenting that will, with God’s grace, produce happy, well-adjusted, faith-filled children.

God’s law isn’t invalidated by sloppy theology or hearts in the wrong place. The Church (as did Christ) doesn’t recognize divorce in the ecclesiastical sense. A valid marriage, once made, can’t be undone by a divorce, even if the spouses lose all love for one another.

Have you ever noticed that many adults these days seem to be confused about a lot of things? Even people of faith seem confused about the direction our country is going, about our culture, and even about our faith.

With the current debate about increasing taxes, it’s worth taking a step back to look at what the Church says about private property. Is private property legitimate? Are there any limits to ownership? Are there limits to taxation?

To any thoughtful, prayerful observer of the culture, it’s clear that the standards by which we were raised are viewed by many as dated, naïve attitudes of a bygone era. In fact, many of those who hold public office have the same attitude.

Our Sunday Visitor, 2010. 384 pages, $14.95 hardcover Like Jason Free's Parenting With Purpose, the Popcaks’ newly updated book guides parents through each stage of child development with age-specific advice.

As Legatus progresses toward its 25th anniversary next year, members are embracing one of the Church’s most powerful acts of piety in preparation: Eucharistic adoration.